A Thought From St Ignatius Loyola for Each Day of the Year

by Ignatius of Loyola, Margaret A. Colton (Translator)

Quotes from St Ignatius of Loyola's writings for each day of the year. Great for when you dont have a lot of time for spiritual reading, but yet you can profit a great deal from the wisdom of St Ignatius of Loyola.

120 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 15, 2006

About the author

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was the principal founder and first Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Ignatius paid particular attention to the spiritual formation of his recruits and recorded his method in the Spiritual Exercises (published in Latin in 1548). In time, the method has become known as Ignatian spirituality. Ignatius was described by Pope Benedict XVI as being above all a man of God, who gave the first place of his life to God, and a man of profound prayer. Together with Peter Faber and Francis Xavier, he founded the religious order of the Society of Jesus (The Jesuits), and became its first Superior General, in Paris in 1541. He envisioned the purpose of the Society of Jesus to be missionary work and teaching. In addition to the vows of chastity, obedience and poverty of other religious orders in the church, Loyola instituted a fourth vow for Jesuits of obedience to the Pope, to engage in projects ordained by the pontiff. Jesuits were instrumental in leading the Counter-Reformation. He was beatified and then on March 12, 1622, was canonized. His feast day is July 31. He is the patron saint of the Basque historical territories of Guipúzcoa and Biscay and the Society of Jesus, among other things. He was declared patron saint of all spiritual retreats by Pope Pius XI in 1922.

Reviews

[❀ Diana ❀ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un fel de to-do list spiritual și care poate fi utilizat și în zilele noastre. Câteva „gânduri de suflet” care mi-au plăcut:

18th of March: You will be helped more in procuring another man’s salvation by meekness and humility than by authority; and you will gain your end sooner by yielding than by fighting.

11th of September: If you promise anything for tomorrow, do it today rather than put it off.

29th of October: If you seek peace and tranquillity, you will certainly not find them so long as you have a cause of disturbance and turmoil within yourself.

[Peter Gehred · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book of aphorisms from a spiritual, psychological, and organizational genius. Worthwhile and applicable insights that can be digested day by day.